Dear friends,
Since no one responded to my blog query regarding the meaning of the phrase”You’re in suspension.” from the Sex Pistols song “Liar”, I decided to put the question on Yahoo Answers UK, and I received the following two responses which I found to be helpful:
“Unfortunately the Sex Pistols often wrote lyrics that made no sense whatsoever. ‘You’re in suspension’ means nothing in the UK either.”
“…it is an ungrammatical way of saying ‘you are in a period of suspension’, ie if you lie again you will face the implied consequences (just like the sentence from a legal conviction can be suspended until a repeat offence). However, I expect for a group like the Sex Pistols, we are over-analysing them.”
I am grateful for this input, and for the time being I consider the matter concluded. Even so, if any of my friends from the UK would like to comment regarding this, I would be glad to hear from you.
